Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has hinted at the possibility of an initial public offering (IPO) this year, CoinDesk reported Garlinghouse shared his opinion at a Ripple-sponsored session at the Wall Street Journal lounge...

Tether, the company behind USDT stablecoin, has announced in a press release the launch of a new product called Tether Gold (XAU₮), that offers the security of a digital asset pegged to physical gold (XAU). According to...

Crypto derivatives exchange ErisX announced in a press release on Thursday that they are partnering with software firm Etale. With this partnership, ErisX members will be able to view real-time market data, and manage...

Crypto exchange Binance announced its support for Numbers mission to create an open, transparent and traceable data system by investing in the blockchain startup. Based in Taiwan, Numbers is a blockchain protocol...

Swiss fintech firm Amun AG has listed an inverse bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) on SIX Swiss Stock Exchange, The Block reported. Called 21Shares Short Bitcoin ETP, the inverse ETP was launched on Wednesday,...

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced in a press release that it has partnered with Siemens in organizing a series of lectures and seminars about blockchain. The partnership is part of their efforts to...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted payments giant Square a patent for a cryptocurrency payment network that allows for seamless real-time crypto-to-fiat transactions, CoinDesk reported. The present technology...

In the latest update on the ongoing legal battle between Kik and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Kik technical advisor Tanner Philp has been asked to appear for a deposition, CoinDesk reported. In June...

Grayscale Investments has extended its funding for ethereum classic (ETC) developers for another two years, CoinDesk reported. We are delighted to announce that @GrayscaleInvest have extended their support of the...

Square Crypto, a bitcoin-focused unit of payments company Square, has announced that it is developing a Lightning Development Kit to help wallet and app developers easily create custom experiences. Since the bitcoin...

Cryptio, a Paris-based startup, has been selected for the latest cohort of Tachyon, a blockchain-focused accelerator launched by ConsenSys Ventures. Founded in 2017, Cryptio is building comprehensive accounting and...

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced on Tuesday in a press release that it just launched its global peer-to-peer (P2P) Merchant program. Binance said that it decided to launch the program to address the increasing...

Crypto exchange operator Huobi Group announced at the annual Davos forum that it is launching its own crypto brokerage platform. Called Huobi Brokerage, the platform will offer digital assets trading products and...

Three key executives have resigned from SIX Groups blockchain-based digital asset trading venue, SIX Digital Exchange (SDX), ahead of its launch date which was set late this year, CoinDesk reported. Ivo Sauter, SDX head...

Facebooks much-anticipated cryptocurrency project Libra continues to lose its backers, CoinDesk said in a new report. British telecom giant Vodafone confirmed to the news portal that it is no longer involved with the...